Pressure Transmitters Selection

The Pressure Transmitters Selection Guide includes selection criteria, supplier profiles, and strategies to help process manufacturing organizations select the correct pressure transmitters and supplier for their unique operations and business requirements.

Pressure Transmitters Selection: Incorporating Industrial IoT and Leveraging Smart Sensors will Aid in Improving Operational Performance

Industrial IoT and smart sensors are the innovative technologies which are currently trending in the field devices market and are being considered as the drivers for smart factories. The use of these technologies in business practices has a positive impact on delivering value and quality products and services, and it also helps in reducing costs, increasing production output, and enhancing efficiency.

Forward-looking suppliers are investing to bring Industrial IoT to the field device level in the pressure transmitter market. Various Industrial IoT capabilities, such as remote monitoring and remote services, can help establish a more collaborative relationship between end users and suppliers. Industrial IoT solutions are now available for horizontal integration along the value creation chain, for consistent engineering from planning to maintenance, and for vertical integration from the field to the control level. And also end users can leverage the expertise of suppliers to help manage plant assets across their entire lifecycle.

Users need to focus on leveraging smart field systems to create value in process industries. Smart sensors, as an enabler for Industrial IoT, will play an increasingly important role in process automation in the future. ARC also recommends that users work closely with pressure transmitter suppliers and other stakeholders to better understand how to measure ROI and share best practices for intelligent device management. 

Pressure Transmitters Selection Strategic Issues

Focus on Asset and Energy Management

End users have begun to better realize the contributions of proper maintenance in keeping physical assets in good working condition to avoid business interruption and improve profitability as well as plant safety. Growth and spending for plant asset management (PAM) systems continue to rise as manufacturers seek to determine equipment condition as a means of increasing asset utilization. To get the full benefit of their PAM systems, users will have a further incentive, apart from higher accuracy and better performance, to upgrade their older devices to new units that offer greater intelligence and diagnostic functionality.  
  
Improving energy efficiency has also become an imperative for many manufacturing companies; one that reduces costs and increases efficiency when energy-intensive equipment creates bottlenecks in the plant. Efficient energy usage has a positive impact on asset maintenance costs, equipment lifecycle costs, safety, and overall emissions.

Pressure Transmitters Maintenance Considerations

It is important to know how often the transmitter will need recalibration, and what will be involved in doing that. It may require that the device be physically removed and sent to an instrument laboratory, which, depending on the way it is installed, may require a process shutdown. If the transmitter can be isolated with shutoff valves, the disruption will be considerably reduced. In addition, some transmitters can now offer longer stability specifications, thus reducing maintenance costs in some applications since they require fewer calibrations.

Understand and Incorporate Industrial IoT

End user organizations continue to face a shortfall of qualified personnel, as fewer new workforce entries perceive process automation, process engineering, chemical engineering, or similar technical fields as attractive career paths. Furthermore, it can take up to two years to train a new hire effectively in the field of automation, and once trained, it may be difficult to retain that individual. This “brain drain” is a major challenge for end user organizations, and they are looking at suppliers to take an essential role in filling this skills gap.  

For pressure transmitter suppliers, the situation spurs growth in more sophisticated forms of automation such as Industrial IoT. Forward-looking suppliers are investing to bring Industrial IoT to the field device level in the pressure transmitter market. Various Industrial IoT capabilities, such as remote monitoring and remote services, can help establish a more collaborative relationship between end users and suppliers. Industrial IoT solutions are now available for horizontal integration along the value creation chain, for consistent engineering from planning to maintenance, and for vertical integration from the field to the control level.  

However, Industrial IoT may not be available directly for two-wire devices, due to the high electricity consumption by the transmitter. End users can leverage the expertise of suppliers to help manage plant assets across their entire lifecycle; suppliers can go beyond being just automation providers, enhance their overall project revenues, and enjoy long-term revenue streams through customer service relationships.
 

Table of Contents

Strategic Analysis

  • Executive Overview
  • Market Trends
  • Buyer Strategies
  • Growth Contributors and Inhibitors

Scope of Research

Technology Evaluation and Supplier Selection Criteria

  • Organization
    • Complementary Products
    • Experience
    • Geographic Presence
    • Sales & Support Strategy
    • Strategic Partnerships
  • Product and Technology
    • Communication Protocol
    • Industry Standards
    • Intelligence
    • Measurement Type
    • Mounting Type
    • Range, Accuracy and Protection
  • Services and Support
    • Engineering & Project Management Support
    • Operations & Maintenance Support
    • Training
  • Standards
    • Communication Protocol
    • Safety Integrity Level
  • Supplier Business Scope
    • Corporate Presence
    • Market Presence

Leading Suppliers Analysis

  • Market Shares of the Leading Suppliers
  • Market Shares by Region
  • Market Shares by Industry
    • Chemical
    • Electric Power Generation
    • Food & Beverage
    • Metals
    • Mining 
    • Oil & Gas
    • Pharmaceutical & Biotech
    • Pulp & Paper
    • Refining
    • Water & Wastewater
  • Market Shares by Application
    • Flow Rate Indication
    • Level Detection
    • Direct Pressure
  • Market Shares by Intelligence 
    • Smart
    • Conventional
    • Low-Cost
  • Market Shares by Technology
    • Absolute Pressure
    • Differential Pressure
    • Gauge Pressure
    • Multivariable
  • Market Shares by Communication Protocol
  • Market Shares by Transmission Method
  • Market Shares by Safety Integrity Level
  • Market Shares by Sales Channel
  • Market Shares by Customer Type

Leading Supplier Profiles

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